Topic: Pop-up Help

[sinc]

Has anyone tried implementing pop-up help on .NET forms in Autocad?

I'm trying to get balloons to pop open when the user hovers the mouse over a control, but I'm not sure how to proceed.  I can't get a HelpProvider to work, but from the description, it sounds like I don't even want that style of help, even if I could get it to work.  From the description, it sounds like a HelpProvider expects the user to hit F1 to see any of the pop-up balloons, and that's not what I want.  I'm trying to get balloons to popup automatically, just from a mouse hover.

[T.Willey]

You need to look at input point monitor.  You can start on this post, and read for a couple of pages.  As far as having a bubble pop up, I never got that to work, and I don't think Glenn posted a solution for that either.

[Kerry]

Richard,
do you mean
HelpProvider
or ToolTips

Tim
I think sinc is after balloons on the form, not on Acad entities.

[Kerry]

Something like ...

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using WinForms = System.Windows.Forms;
using FormBalloonTest;
[assembly: AcRx.CommandClass(typeof(kdub.Testing.Commands.TestCommands))]

namespace kdub.Testing.Commands
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for TestCommands Class.
    /// </summary>
    public class TestCommands
    {
        public TestCommands()
        {   //
            // TODO: Add constructor logic here
            //
        }
        [AcRx.CommandMethod("Cmd1")]
        static public void test()
        {
            TestFormForBalloons testForm = new TestFormForBalloons();
            Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.ShowModalDialog(testForm);

        }
    }
}

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namespace FormBalloonTest
{
    public partial class TestFormForBalloons : Form
    {
        public TestFormForBalloons()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.Close();
        }
        private void TestFormForBalloons_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            ToolTip toolTip01 = new ToolTip();
           
            toolTip01.AutoPopDelay = 4000;
            toolTip01.InitialDelay = 1000;
            toolTip01.ReshowDelay = 500;
            // Force the ToolTip text to display.
            toolTip01.ShowAlways = true;

            // Set up the ToolTip text.
            toolTip01.SetToolTip(this.button1, "Press Me, Press me .... ");
            toolTip01.SetToolTip(this.textBox1, "Add something inane to the textBox");

        }
    }
}
and the piccy ;

[Kerry]

.. and ;

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//<<<<<<<<<<
            toolTip01.IsBalloon = true;
            toolTip01.UseAnimation = true;
//>>>>>>>


[Kerry]

The zipped Solution is attached, for anyone interested ..

[sinc]

Perfect!  Thanks, Kerry.  I got off on a wrong tangent trying to deal with that HelpProvider class, and didn't even see the ToolTip one.

[MickD]

I'm pretty sure that you can add the tooltip in the properties sheet in the form designer too, you could in VB/A from memory, may save some coding time

[sinc]

Yes, you can.

[Kerry]

I'm pretty sure that you can add the tooltip in the properties sheet in the form designer too, you could in VB/A from memory, may save some coding time

I thought so too Mick, but couldn't see it when I went looking ..   .. but there may be several reasons for that ..

[sinc]

It's in the Common Controls.

[Kerry]

ahhh .. must be added from the Toolbox first ... too obvious

[sinc]

ahhh .. must be added from the Toolbox first ... too obvious

Well, not exactly obvious.  Why is it in with the Common Controls?  Since this component works in a very similar manner to the HelpProvider class, why isn't the ToolTip in the Component section with HelpProvider and the other components?  It seems to me that this component is mis-categorized.  If it had been in the Components section with the HelpProvider, I would have found it myself.

Although really I probably should have seen it anyway.  After all, I've used a fair number of TextBoxes now, and the TextBox is right next to the ToolTip.